On 2014-05-05 4:33 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 05 May 2014 16:05:06 -0400, Goomba >
> wrote:
>
>> On 5/5/14 2:14 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>>> I asked a friend who moved to Denver 3 or 4 years ago. She says:
>>>
>>> I'm technically still not a local but if they are staying in downtown
>>> Denver, the "LODO" area has a bunch of great restaurants. Rioja,
>>> ChoLon BIstro, Tag. Pearl St is also a great area.... Izakaya Den.
>>> FOR a crazy but delicious food experience... The Buckhorn Exchange,
>>> oldest restaurant in Denver/first liquor license issued in Denver.
>>> Kind of in an obscure area.
>>>
>>
>> Thank you (and your friend) for this.
>
> You're very welcome. I'll pass your thanks on to her.
>
>> I was surprised by how little is written about Denver on Chowhound, by
>> usual favorite site when visiting new places.
>>
> I saw! The page I read said the Denver part of Chowhound was almost
> dead. It can't be *that* bad in Denver! Maybe they're too busy
> working, skiing and eating out to write about it in Chowhound.
>

The closest I was to Denver Boulder and Longmont and we had one
restaurant meal in each. Neither was particularly good. Restaurant
choice was my wife's cousins, and I don't know them very well, but I
don't think they could be called foodies. We did have a nice breakfast
at a place between Longmont and Estes Park. The food in restaurants in
Estes Park was not at all impressive.

Based on my limited experience there, I would suggest that you go to
Denver for the scenery, not for the food.